Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart6.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€51,968M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$56,232M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€1,1152024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$1,2062024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart26,7602024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart28,9552024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart51.49%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€5742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$6212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-2,0752024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-2,2452024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.99%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart9,711.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart10,508.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,227.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,327.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart8.63%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart443.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart479.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart4.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart977.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart1,058.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart10.08%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart18.69%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$2252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€272023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$292023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BB+06/28/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart262023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart115º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart91.12024Fragile States Index [+]
47º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart121º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$34.42024NMW [+]
€31.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart81º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,145.080001/14/2026Euro / Ugandan shillings [+]
3,558.320001/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
9.75%10/10/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart116º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart832December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.06December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart13.812015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart12.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart18.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart815,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€5,698.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$6,162.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart11.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€11,250.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$12,165.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart23.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-5,552.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-5,996.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-11.55%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
88º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart1932024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart126º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,374.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart4.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart1.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart35.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart208.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart4.84‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart4.282023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart20.3%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart46,623,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart1,720,3132020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart781,4402020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.5502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart83º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart68.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2,7912015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart7.862015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart4,3662023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart8.972023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.142023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart4,2542023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart5,7472023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart3,63212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart172,22212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart13,061,12605/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart77.9012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart26,406,93605/28/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Yaoundé
  • Population: 29,124,000
  • Surface Area: 475,440 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN, AU